TURNING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A turning control device for a vehicle includes: a first braking force control amount calculation unit that determines a first braking force control amount on the basis of detection signals of a steering amount detection unit and a detection unit, a second braking force control amount calculation unit that calculates a yaw rate deviation between a standard yaw rate and an actual yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detection unit and determines a second braking force control amount so as to cancel out the yaw rate deviation, and a braking control unit that controls the braking force on the basis of a total braking force control amount acquired by either adding or multiplying the first braking force control amount and the second braking force control amount.

2012-12-27

20120330527

DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A drive assist system includes: first and second wireless communication devices on first and second vehicles. The first wireless communication device includes: a first distance calculation device for calculating a satellite positioning distance between the first and second vehicles; and a difference calculation device for calculating a distance difference between the satellite positioning distance and a distance to the second vehicle obtained by a ranging sensor in the first vehicle. The second wireless communication device includes: a second distance calculation device for calculating a satellite positioning distance between the second and another second vehicles; and an inter-vehicle distance determination device for estimating an inter-vehicle distance between the second and another second vehicles based on the distance difference and the satellite positioning distance calculated by the second distance calculation device, assuming the inter-vehicle distance is detected by a ranging sensor in the second vehicle.

2012-12-27

20120330528

DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS USING RADAR AND VIDEO - A driver assistance system that includes a RADAR system, a video system, a brake control unit, and a controller, such as an engine control unit. The RADAR system is mounted on the front of the vehicle and is positioned to detect the location of various objects. The video system captures video images. The controller receives data from both the RADAR system and the video system and identifies objects and their locations based on both the RADAR and the video data. The controller then adjusts the operation of the engine and the vehicle brakes based on the identified objects and their locations. In some embodiments, the driver assistance system also includes a human-machine interface that notifies the driver when an object is identified and located.

2012-12-27

20120330529

ENGINE AUTO STOP AND AUTO START STRATEGIES - An automotive vehicle includes an engine and at least one controller. The at least one controller receives information about steering angle velocity or steering input torque during an engine auto stop event, and determines whether to allow the engine to auto stop based on the received information.

2012-12-27

20120330530

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT AN ONBOARD DIAGNOSIS - A method for checking a function of an actuator or a sensor of a system, having the following steps: controlling the actuator within a time window if at least one state variable of the system is in a predefined operating range; detecting a system response, with the aid of the sensor, within the time window as a response to controlling the actuator; determining a malfunction of the actuator or of the sensor if the system response differs from a setpoint system response that is expected due to controlling the actuator. A further actuator of the system is controlled during the time window in such a way that the at least one state variable of the system remains in the predefined operating range during the time window. Moreover, a corresponding method for calibrating a sensor or an actuator of a system is described.

2012-12-27

20120330531

ENGINE DEVICE - Provided is an engine device which improves a general-purpose property of an ECU carrying out a drive control of an engine and a regeneration control of a DPF. The engine device is provided with an exhaust gas purifying device which is arranged in an exhaust route of the engine, the ECU which controls a drive of the engine, and a variable memory means which stores a general-purpose regeneration program selectively executing a plurality of regeneration modes with respect to the exhaust gas purifying device and a flag table corresponding to an optional regeneration mode, and is rewritable. The ECU executes the general-purpose regeneration program in accordance with a regeneration mode which is selected on the basis of the flag table.

2012-12-27

20120330532

Method Of Adjusting A Fuel Composition Estimate - A method is provided for adjusting a fuel composition estimate. The method generally uses a non-fuel related property to determine fuel composition. In some cases the method can be used after refueling and when the engine is operating without the benefit of oxygen sensor data, which can include evaluating data not based on characteristics of the fuel or exhaust from its combustion, such as engine torque variations while using the fuel. The method can include monitoring estimated engine torque to determine whether first variations in engine torque exceed a threshold, and, if so, modifying the previous estimate of fuel composition prior to the refueling event by a pre-determined amount.

2012-12-27

20120330533

APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMAL AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION AMONG CYLINDERS OF MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for detecting an abnormal air-fuel ratio variation among cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes: a detecting unit detecting the abnormal air-fuel ratio variation on the basis of output fluctuations of at least one predetermined target cylinder when fuel injection amount changing control for changing a fuel injection amount of the target cylinder by a predetermined amount is executed; and an air-fuel ratio control unit causing an air-fuel ratio detected on the basis of a signal output from an air-fuel ratio sensor provided in an exhaust passage to follow a predetermined target air-fuel ratio. When the fuel injection amount changing control is executed, a target air-fuel ratio in the air-fuel ratio feedback control is shifted from the predetermined target air-fuel ratio by an amount corresponding to an amount of change of the fuel injection amount of the target cylinder in the fuel injection amount changing control.

2012-12-27

20120330534

ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTANT CONTROL BY MULTI-VARIABLE ENGINE OPERATION CONTROL - Based on one or more monitored operation parameters of an internal combustion engine, a set of engine operation conditions necessary to provide combustion stability in a combustion volume of the engine, optimized fuel efficiency, and minimized production of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons can be determined. The new set of engine operation conditions can be dynamically implemented in response to changing engine loads and changing engine speeds to maintain a combustion mixture and combustion conditions within a combustion chamber of the engine constrained flammability limits, pollutant generation rates, and fuel efficiency considerations. Related articles, systems, and methods are described.

2012-12-27

20120330535

CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is an internal-combustion engine controller capable of improving emission characteristics at a start of an internal-combustion engine. When injection during an exhaust stroke is controlled in a port-injection engine, the engine controller ECU performs the first fuel injection during t

2012-12-27

20120330536

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for mitigating engine pre-ignition based on a feed-forward likelihood of pre-ignition and feedback from a pre-ignition event. In response to an indication of pre-ignition, a cylinder may be enriched while an engine load is limited. The enrichment may be followed by an enleanment to restore exhaust catalyst feed-gas oxygen levels. The mitigating steps may be adjusted based on engine operating conditions, a pre-ignition count, as well as the nature of the pre-ignition.

2012-12-27

20120330537

FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ECU of a fuel injection controller acquires information on a load of an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve. Based on the load information, a switch is made between low-load-condition control, in which a main injection is performed at a timing that avoids a spray injected by a pilot injection that drifts due to a swirl effect, and high-load condition control, in which the main injection is performed at a timing that interferes with (at least partially overlaps) a spray injected by the pilot injection that drifts due to a swirl effect. In the low-load-condition control, the spray injected by a pilot injection is diffused before the occurrence of ignition to reduce smoke. In the high-load condition control, the spray injected by the main injection is caused to interfere with the spray injected by the pilot injection that contains OH radicals, to reduce smoke.

2012-12-27

20120330538

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH START/STOP - An electrical system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine with start/stop capability includes a primary battery connectible to an engine starter motor; a secondary battery, an alternator, and an electrical load in parallel with one another and selectively connectible in parallel with the primary battery by a charge switch; in parallel with the secondary battery, a DC/DC converter in series with a third electrical energy source; and a bypass switch operable to selectively bypass the DC/DC converter. The bypass switch allows for selective bypassing the DC/DC converter and charging/discharging of the third electrical energy source during start/stop operation, to ensure a sufficient voltage level over the additional vehicle electrical loads when the internal combustion engine and consequently the alternator are not running.

2012-12-27

20120330539

Exhaust System with a NOx Sensor - Various systems and methods are described for controlling a NOx sensor coupled to an engine exhaust system in a motor vehicle. One example method comprises generating an offset of the sensor based on an ambient air flow drawn into the exhaust system, the ambient air flow having circumvented cylinders of the engine, and adjusting an output of the sensor based on the generated offset.

2012-12-27

20120330540

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAVEL OF VEHICLES - A method for causing vehicles to travel improves work efficiency by minimizing stop time of the vehicles while avoiding deadlock, wherein reservation-requested routes are generated for the respective vehicles. The reservation-requested routes are parts of travel routes and between the current positions and travel stop positions, and are generated in so that a position not interfering with an interference region shown on a map and the terminal position of the reservation-requested routes for other vehicles becomes a terminal. Then, an already reserved route, is generated on conditions that the reservation-requested route for the vehicle does not interfere with the already reserved routes for the other vehicles and that deadlock does not occur. Then, the respective vehicles are controlled to travel from the current positions to the terminal positions of the already reserved routes.

2012-12-27

20120330541

DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A device for providing driving assistance for a driver of the vehicle to avoid the object of the risk subject when driving the vehicle, which includes: an object determination unit that detects the object; a collision prediction time calculation unit that calculates a time to collision which is a time indicating a degree to which the vehicle approaches to the object; an estimated risk level determination unit that determines an estimated risk level indicating a possibility of the object moving onto a predicted travelling path of the vehicle; and a driving assistance content determination unit that determines driving assistance content based on the collision prediction time and the estimated risk level.

2012-12-27

20120330542

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT INTERSECTION COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - A back-propagating intersection collision avoidance system is provided. The system can include a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first and second vehicles each operable to approach an intersection at a definable velocity and acceleration. In addition, the intersection can have a collision zone in which the first and second vehicles will collide if they are present there at the same time. The first vehicle can have a processing unit with a controller and a microprocessor, the microprocessor having an algorithm with a disturbance model. The processing unit is operable to back-propagate from the collision zone a capture set as a function of a disturbance for the first and second vehicles.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVE LOCATION STORAGE - A system and method for automatically storing a geographic position, without requiring user interaction, makes use of the ability of a location-aware mobile device to detect its state of motion using velocity or type of movement information. A transition between motion states is used to determine a parking location of a vehicle.

2012-12-27

20120330545

MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, VELOCITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING VELOCITY CALCULATION PROGRAM - A mobile terminal device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a velocity based on GPS information; a first calculation unit configured to calculate a correlation coefficient and a correlation value between an acceleration obtained from the velocity and data of an acceleration sensor; a second calculation unit configured to calculate, using the correlation coefficient, the correlation value, and the data of the acceleration sensor, an acceleration in a section in which it is hard to receive the GPS information; and a third calculation unit configured to calculate a velocity in the section using the acceleration calculated by the second calculation unit and velocities acquired before and after the section.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a processing device implemented method of estimating journey attributes, comprising selecting a plurality of mobile device journey data according to on one or more criteria associated with end points of the mobile device journey data; determining virtual journey data based upon the plurality of mobile device journey data; determining one or more attributes of the virtual journey data. In some embodiments, the one or more criteria include a distal and/or temporal separation between the journey data.

2012-12-27

20120330548

Transmission Of Routes Between Client And Server Using Route IDs - Dehydration of routes enables transmitting a description of a route requiring much less space than full specification of the route. A series of “breadcrumbs” and hints are used for dehydration. A breadcrumb includes coordinates of a point, a heading at which the route enters the breadcrumb, and a heading at which the route leaves the breadcrumb. A dehydration module places a breadcrumb at the location marking the beginning of the route, and having a leaving heading identifying the link in the original route. The node at the end of each link in the original route is examined. If the link leaving the node is the most parallel link to the link entering the node, nothing is added to the dehydrated route. If not, a breadcrumb is added to the dehydrated route, specifying the coordinates of the point, the entering heading of the breadcrumb and the leaving heading of the breadcrumb.

2012-12-27

20120330549

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIVE INDICATORS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGERS - A method of predicting weather-exacerbated threats, said method comprising inputting localized weather measurement data into a weather threat prediction system; predicting future localized weather conditions based on said localized weather measurement data combined with modeling from National Weather Service Data; inputting natural environment and infrastructure data into said weather threat prediction system; correlating said infrastructure data with said predicted future localized weather conditions; and determining a threat level index over a region, a threat level indicating an area having a certain probabilistic likelihood of being harmed by said future weather conditions.

2012-12-27

20120330550

Method and System For Mapping Terrain Using Machine Parameters - A system for mapping terrain using at least one machine traveling along the terrain includes at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to determine a plurality of machine parameters of the at least one machine as the at least one machine travels along the terrain. The plurality of machine parameters include a steering parameter and a speed of a component of the at least one machine. The at least one controller is also configured to determine, based on the determined machine parameters, a geometry and a grade of at least one path on the terrain along which the at least one machine travels. The at least one controller is further configured to create, based on the determined geometry and grade, a map indicating the at least one path.

2012-12-27

20120330551

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PREDICTING BOREHOLE GEOMETRY - System, methods and devices for measuring and predicting complex borehole geometries are presented herein. A method is disclosed for determining a trajectory of a borehole that is generated by a drill string. The method includes: receiving data indicative of one or more drilling parameters between at least two survey points; averaging the received data over predetermined increments between the at least two survey points; calculating from at least the averaged data a predicted drill string response for each of the predetermined increments; determining from at least the predicted drill string response a change in inclination and azimuth for each of the predetermined increments; generating a predicted wellbore trajectory from the change in inclination and azimuth; comparing the predicted wellbore trajectory to a measured wellbore trajectory; and, if the comparison is favorable, determining a probable borehole position from the change in inclination and azimuth for each of the predetermined increments.

2012-12-27

20120330552

Method And System For Monitoring The Efficiency And Health Of A Hydraulically Driven System - Efficiency of a hydraulically driven system is evaluated by monitoring the change in ratio of output torque to input hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic pressure data is received from a hydraulic sensor. The torque data is received from a load cell receiving a force transmitted to it by a back-up wrench. Filters are applied to the data to obtain peak levels of torque and hydraulic pressure. A ratio is generated for each process associated with a rod or other elongated member based on peak torque and hydraulic pressure levels achieved during the process. The ratio is stored and compared to historical ratios to determine if the ratio has changed more than a predetermined amount over time. A similar evaluation can be achieved by comparing speed generated on the elongated member by the hydraulically driven system to the current level controlling the floss of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulically driven system.

2012-12-27

20120330553

METHOD FOR GENERATING A GENERAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY AND WATERFLOOD FORECASTING MODEL - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure a method for forecasting an advanced recovery process for a reservoir comprises determining a displacement Koval factor associated with a displacement agent associated with an advanced recovery process. The displacement Koval factor is based on heterogeneity of porosity of the reservoir and mobility of the displacement agent. The method further comprises determining a final average oil saturation of the reservoir associated with the advanced recovery process being finished. The method additionally comprises determining an average oil saturation of the reservoir as a function of time for the advanced recovery process based on the displacement Koval factor and the final average oil saturation.

Analyte Testing System with Docking Station for Data Management - An analyte testing system having an analyte testing device and a docking station is described. The analyte testing device includes a plurality of lancets, a plurality of analyte sensors, electronics for deriving test data from the analyte sensors, a visual display that displays test data, and a data recording facility that records non-test data. Examples of non-test data include text diary information, audio diary information, food eaten, minutes exercised, medication taken, and estimated calories burned. The docking station has a power interface and data interface that provide power and data connectivity to the testing device. The docking station also has a storage facility configured to automatically store the test data and non-test data.

2012-12-27

20120330556

Analyte Testing System with Docking Station for Data Management - An analyte testing system having an analyte testing device and a docking station is described. The analyte testing device includes a plurality of lancets, a plurality of analyte sensors, electronics for deriving test data from the analyte sensors, a visual display that displays test data, and a data recording facility that records non-test data. Examples of non-test data include text diary information, audio diary information, food eaten, minutes exercised, medication taken, and estimated calories burned. The docking station has a power interface and data interface that provide power and data connectivity to the testing device. The docking station also has a storage facility configured to automatically store the test data and non-test data.

2012-12-27

20120330557

System for Cardiac Condition Analysis Based on Cardiac Operation Patterns - A system for heart performance monitoring stores image data representing a sequence of medical images of a surface of a patient heart acquired over multiple contraction and reperfusion cycles. An image data processor automatically processes the image data to determine, change in displacement of selected points of a region of interest of the heart surface over individual cycles of the multiple contraction and reperfusion cycles, maximum and minimum peak displacement points and associated relative times of occurrence of the maximum and minimum peak displacement points and individual parameters related to change in displacement of corresponding individual points of the selected points. A display image shows a grid of individual parameters and an individual grid cell employs a visual attribute to visually indicate degree of change in an associated individual parameter occurring over the multiple contraction and reperfusion cycles.

2012-12-27

20120330558

IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS - The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of obtaining a sample from the subject, measuring a plurality of biomolecules in the sample, identifying the measured biomolecules in the sample, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of estimating a discriminatory ability of each measured biomolecule by using a paired test hypothesis, and integrating the estimated discriminatory abilities of the biomolecules into a kinetic analysis. More particularly, the present invention enables the use of such a method and a method for monitoring progress or treatment of a disease such as cardiovascular diseases. Such identification methods comprising the steps of obtaining a sample from the subject, measuring a plurality of biomolecules in the sample and identifying the measured biomolecules can particularly be used for monitoring progress or treatment of a disease.

2012-12-27

20120330559

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID ASSEMBLY OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES - Systems and methods for assembling a nucleic acid sequence are disclosed. A plurality of single fragment sequence reads and a plurality of paired fragment sequence reads are received. Each paired fragment sequence read comprises at least two sequence reads separated by an insert. Single fragment sequence reads are assembled into a plurality of contigs, and the paired fragment sequence reads are mapped to the contigs. Further, gap regions comprising a portion of the partially assembled nucleic acid sequence for which the single fragment sequence reads do not map are identified, and hanging pairwise sequence reads of the mapped paired fragment sequence reads are used to fill in the gap region.

2012-12-27

20120330560

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PERTUBATIONS ALTERING METABOLIC STATES - A computer implemented method for identifying genetic or environmental perturbations that induce a transformation from a source state of an individual to a target state. A flux description of reactions is calculated in the source state and a statistical test is performed on the gene expression levels of the source state versus the target state, to generate a P-value for each on the plurality of genes. Then, for each reaction the flux of the reaction in the source state is fixed and a solution for all of the fluxes that minimize an objective function is found. These perturbations are ranked by the extent by which the perturbation caused a transformation of the source state towards the target state.

VARIABLE INDICATION ESTIMATOR - A variable indication estimator which determines an output value representative of a set of input data. For example, the estimator can reduce input data to estimates of a desired signal, select a time, and determine an output value from the estimates and the time. In one embodiment, the time is selected using one or more adjustable signal confidence parameters determine where along the estimates the output value will be computed. By varying the parameters, the characteristics of the output value are variable. For example, when input signal confidence is low, the parameters are adjusted so that the output value is a smoothed representation of the input signal. When input signal confidence is high, the parameters are adjusted so that the output value has a faster and more accurate response to the input signal.

2012-12-27

20120330563

Assembly Error Detection - A method for detecting errors in genetic sequence assemblies including defining an assembly (A) of a sequence of genetic data, collecting read data into a library of reads (L), plotting histograms of sizes or reads versus a number of reads per size, normalizing a distribution (D) with a coverage C to obtain D′ that has a mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) and reserve positions (i) not used to obtain D′, collecting subset of reads (S

2012-12-27

20120330564

Method of Pre-Treatment and Staining of a Biological Sample and Device for Support of a Biological Sample and Methods of Using Such Device - There is disclosed a method of pre-treatment and staining, according to a protocol, of a biological sample disposed upon the surface of a carrier, the method comprising the step of recording at least one parameter relating to at least one protocol step in a non-volatile memory located either upon or within the carrier or a device incorporating the carrier. Also disclosed is a device comprising: a non-volatile memory; a surface of the device adapted to carry a biological sample; and communications means electrically coupled to the memory for enabling data transmission to or from an external apparatus. Also disclosed is a method of controlling processing of a biological sample disposed upon a carrier, comprising: providing, upon or within the carrier or an apparatus holding the carrier, a non-volatile memory having information relating to sample processing priority or protocol; reading the information; and scheduling the processing based upon the information.

2012-12-27

20120330565

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER DATA - Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for evaluating physiological parameter data. Embodiments of methods may include monitoring a patient to produce a signal comprising a sequence of numerical values for a physiological parameter over a time period, calculating an index from the signal, comparing the index to a reported index, and if the index is greater than the reported index, setting the reported index to the value of the index. Embodiments of methods may include calculating a modulation of the signal, comparing the modulation to a previous valise of the modulation to identity a trend in the modulation and if the trend corresponds to an undesirable condition, using a first function, to increase the reported index. Embodiments of methods may include providing an indication of a physiological status based on the reported index.

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA ANALYSIS - The present disclosure provides computer implemented methods and systems for analyzing datasets, such as large data sets output from nucleic acid sequenceing technologies. In particular, the present disclosure provides for data analysis comprising computing the BWT of a collection of strings in an incremental, character by character, manner. The present disclosure also provides compression boosting strategies resulting in a BWT of a reordered collection of data that is more compressible by second stage compression methods compared to non-reordered computational analysis.

STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INDEX MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for detecting and evaluating structural defects are provided. Baseline data representative of sensed ultrasonic waves that were transmitting into a structure with no defects are stored. Ultrasonic waves are transmitted into the structure from a plurality of actuators that are coupled to the structure. The ultrasonic waves that are transmitted into the structure from the plurality of actuators are sensed, with a plurality of sensors that are coupled to the structure and spaced apart from the actuators, to thereby generate and supply sensor data. Signal difference coefficients are calculated from the baseline data and the sensor data. The calculated signal difference coefficients are spatially mapped to detect one or more structural defects in the structure.

ESTIMATING ENGINE SYSTEM PARAMETERS BASED ON ENGINE CYLINDER PRESSURE - A method includes sensing pressure within an engine cylinder, and estimating at least one other engine system parameter based on the sensed pressure. Another method includes designing an engine system, which includes one or more engine cylinder pressure sensors and one or more other engine system sensors. According to this method, the engine system is operated, and engine cylinder pressure is sensed using the engine cylinder pressure sensors, which are in communication with an engine cylinder of an engine of the engine system. Also, other engine system parameters are sensed to obtain at least one other engine system parameter using the other engine system sensors. The engine cylinder pressure is correlated to the at least one other engine system parameter, and engine cylinder pressure is used to replace or augment the at least one other engine system parameter that correlates to the engine cylinder pressure.

2012-12-27

20120330576

FUEL-INJECTION-CONDITION ESTIMATING APPARATUS - A fuel-injection-condition estimating apparatus is applied to a fuel injection system which includes a fuel injector injecting a fuel accumulated in an accumulator and a fuel pressure sensor detecting a fuel pressure in a fuel supply passage from the accumulator to an injection port of the fuel injector. The fuel-injection-condition estimating apparatus includes: a fuel-pressure-waveform detecting portion which detects a variation in the fuel pressure as a fuel pressure waveform based on a detection value of the fuel pressure sensor; and an injection-rate waveform computing portion which computes an injection-rate waveform indicative of a variation in an injection-rate based on the fuel pressure waveform. The injection-rate waveform computing portion computes an ascending-waveform portion where the injection-rate is ascending due to a fuel injection in such a manner that an injection-rate ascending speed becomes slower at a specified point on the ascending-waveform portion.

2012-12-27

20120330577

VIBRATION SEVERITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINERY - A method includes obtaining a baseline vibration level of a machine and normalizing the baseline vibration level with a specified threshold value to generate a normalized baseline vibration level. The specified threshold value is based on a type of the machine. The method also includes obtaining a measurement of an operational vibration level of the machine during its operation, normalizing the measured operational vibration level against the normalized baseline vibration level, and identifying at least indicator of a status of the machine based on the normalized operational vibration level.

2012-12-27

20120330578

SEVERITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAFTS OF ROTATING MACHINERY - A method includes receiving one or more vibration signals representing physical vibrations generated by a shaft of a machine during operation. The method also includes determining a rotational speed of the shaft. The method further includes identifying one or more sets of frequency components of the vibration signals based on the speed of the shaft, where each set of frequency components is associated with an operational characteristic of the shaft. In addition, the method includes determining one or more health indicators of the shaft based on relative energy levels of the frequency components in each set of frequency components.

2012-12-27

20120330579

System Responsive to Machine Vibrations and Method of Use - A first embodiment of a system for measuring and analyzing a machine property comprises a vibration detector; power source; data transmitter, and first data processor which can obtain and convert sensed vibration data into digital data to be transmitted through the data transmitter to a system server which comprises software for processing and analyzing data comprising the received sensed vibration data. In a second embodiment, the system comprises a vibration sensor and a terminal used to obtain sensed vibration data from the sensor and convert it into digital data to be transmitted through the first data transceiver, and, optionally, to a system server. In this embodiment, data may be presented visually on the user display area and user input received input from the user input area.

Systems and Methods for Power Monitoring in a Variable Data Processing System - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. As an example, a data processing circuit is discussed that includes: a data detector circuit, a data decoder circuit, and a power monitor circuit. The data detector circuit is operable to apply a data detection algorithm to a data input and a decoded output to yield a detected output. The data decoder circuit is operable to apply a data decoding algorithm to the detected output to yield the decoded output. The power monitor circuit is operable to receive a first power status signal from the data detector circuit and a second power status from the data decoder circuit, and to calculate a power usage of a combination of at least the data detector circuit and the data decoder circuit. In such a system, a number of global iterations through a combination of the data decoder circuit and the data detector circuit is variable and both of the first power status signal and the second power status signal varies at least in part as a function of the number of global iterations.

2012-12-27

20120330585

Methods and Systems Involving Databases for Energy Usage Data - A method includes receiving data associated with time periods that types of electrical devices are used at a metered location and storing the data in a database, associating demographic data with the metered location and storing the associated demographic data in the database, defining a demographic type associated with the metered location, processing the data associated with the time periods that the types of electrical devices are used at the metered location and the demographic data associated with the metered location to define time periods that types of electrical devices are used by demographic types similar to the demographic type associated with the metered location, and identifying an alternative time period that at least one electrical device of the types of electrical devices may be used.

2012-12-27

20120330586

ESTIMATING COMPONENT POWER USAGE FROM AGGREGATE POWER USAGE - A method, system, and computer program product for estimating component power usage using aggregate power usage data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A power estimation model is received, the model correlating a factor of the component with an aggregate power consumption of a set of components during a period, the component being a member of the set of components, the component being a hardware device operating in the data processing environment and consuming electrical power, the factor being a characteristic of the component related to the consumption of the electrical power in the component. A value of the factor at a determined time is received. The value of the factor is applied to the power estimation model to generate an estimate of electrical power consumed by the component. The estimate is output as the estimated power usage of the component when the factor attains the value.

2012-12-27

20120330587

LOCAL MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIGITAL PROTECTIVE RELAY - A local monitoring apparatus, a power distribution monitoring system of a digital protective relay, and a method using the same are disclosed herein. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a power distribution monitoring system of the digital protective relay may be configured with a local monitoring program and a self function of the digital protective relay, thereby reducing a cost burden due to the installation of a remote monitoring system. It may be connected to one or more digital protective relays through a remote monitoring connection line to transmit and receive data using a local monitoring dedicated protocol, thereby easily processing various data contained in the digital protective relay. Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, various setting values required for a plurality of digital protective relays, respectively, may be accessed and downloaded once, thereby enhancing the user's convenience and increasing management efficiency.

2012-12-27

20120330588

Battery Monitoring System - A battery monitoring system including an on-site battery event monitor (BEM) that sends out battery-related data to a server over a wide area network (WAN). The BEM sends out data in a broadcast (or unicast manner) to predetermined server(s) without being queried or polled. This improves network security and data security and also eliminates the need for on-site network configuration and administration.

2012-12-27

20120330589

BINDER WITH GOOD RATE PROPERTY AND LONG CYCLEABILITY FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a binder, which comprises polymer particles obtained by polymerization of: (a) 1˜80 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) 1˜20 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) 0.001˜40 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder polymer, and which allows electrode active material particles capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation to be fixed and linked among themselves, and between the particles and a collector. An electrode comprising the binder, and a lithium secondary battery having the electrode are also disclosed. Further, a method for evaluating interrelation between wettability of a binder to an electrolyte and quality of a battery comprising the binder is disclosed.

2012-12-27

20120330590

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING IN GRADIENT SENSOR DEVICES - A processing system includes a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a determination module. The transmitter module is configured to transmit in accordance with a first excitation mode with a transmitter electrode during a first interval and a third interval of a sensing frame period, wherein, during the first excitation mode, a first voltage variation is generated in the transmitter electrode. The transmitter module is further configured to transmit in accordance with a second excitation mode with the transmitter electrode during a second interval of the sensing frame, wherein, during the second excitation mode, a second voltage variation different from the first voltage variation is generated in the transmitter electrode. The receiver module is configured to receive a first resulting signal with a receiver electrode during the first interval, receive a second resulting signal with the receiver electrode during the second interval, and receive a third resulting signal with the receiver electrode during the third interval. The determination module is configured to compute a first measurement of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode based on the first resulting signal, compute a second measurement of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode based on the second resulting signal, compute a third measurement of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode based on the third resulting signal, and combine the first and third measurements. The determination module is further configured to determine positional information for an input object based on the second measurement and a combination of the first and third measurements

2012-12-27

20120330591

FAULT DETECTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE THEREOF - A fault detection method of semiconductor manufacturing processes is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a storage device, collecting a fault detection and classification(FDC) parameter by the storage device, setting up a measurement site for measuring an online measurement parameter, collecting a wafer acceptance test(WAT) in correspondence to the FDC parameter, establishing a first relationship equation between the FDC parameter and the online measurement parameter, establishing a second relationship equation of the online measurement parameter and the WAT by using the first relationship equation, establishing a third relationship equation between the FDC parameter and the WAT, establishing a waning region of the manufacturing processes by using the first, second, and third relationship equations, and determining the situation of generating wafer defects according to the warning region. The present invention discloses a system architecture for the method.

2012-12-27

20120330592

Inspection Method and Apparatus - A method defines one or more monitoring target profiles, collects and stores initial calibration data of the metrology apparatus, compiling a library of spectra that would be observed from inspection of the monitoring target profiles using the metrology apparatus calibrated according to the initial calibration data. Some operations can be performed periodically, e.g., on a daily basis: obtaining current calibration data from the apparatus, modeling the effect of the current calibration data on the metrology apparatus operation, and using the result of the modeling and the contents of the library to determine any differences between one or more values of the initial calibration data and the current calibration data, and how these changes will be translated into changes in the measurement output for a given number of stacks and geometries.

2012-12-27

20120330593

INTEGRATED CROSS-TESTER ANALYSIS AND REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE TEST - Processing test results from a plurality of individual semiconductor testers by analyzing each test result at an adaptive test engine. A centralized system jointly analyzes all the test results from the plurality of individual semiconductor testers. The adaptive test engine or the centralized system identifies, based on the analysis of each test result or the joint analysis of all the test results, one or more of: a test environmental issue, a tester variability issue, a tester calibration issue, a product variability issue, and a manufacturing process variability issue. The adaptive test engine or the centralized system determines whether one or more of the plurality of individual semiconductor testers causes one or more of the identified issues or whether semiconductor products tested by the plurality of individual semiconductor testers causes one or more of the identified issues.

2012-12-27

20120330594

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING 3D POSITION AND ORIENTATION THROUGH SENSOR FUSION - An apparatus and method for estimating a three-dimensional (3D) position and orientation based on a sensor fusion process is provided. The method of estimating the 3D position and orientation may include estimating a strength-based position and a strength-based orientation of a remote apparatus when a plurality of strength information is received, based on an attenuation characteristic of a strength that varies based on a distance and orientation, estimating an inertia-based position and an inertia-based orientation of the remote apparatus by receiving a plurality of inertial information, and estimating a fused position based on a weighted-sum of the strength-based position and the inertia-based position, and to estimate a fused orientation based on a weighted-sum of the strength-based orientation and the inertia-based orientation. The strength-based position and the strength-based orientation may be estimated based on a plurality of adjusted strength information from which noise is removed using a plurality of previous strength information.

2012-12-27

20120330595

Method and Apparatus for Measuring Speed of a Brush Motor - A system for determining motor speed of a brush DC motor in an apparatus, including circuitry for sensing current in the brush DC motor; a first filter for receiving a substantially DC component of the sensed current and parameters corresponding to the brush DC motor, for calculating a speed estimate thereof; an adaptive bandpass filter having a center frequency corresponding to the speed estimate of the first filter, for receiving the sensed current and substantially isolating a periodic current fluctuation thereof; a block for determining a frequency of the periodic current fluctuation, the periodic current fluctuation frequency being a commutation frequency of the brush DC motor and corresponding to motor speed of the brush DC motor. The motor speed determined from the periodic current fluctuation of the motor current is then used to control the speed of the motor.

2012-12-27

20120330596

SELF-CALIBRATING SENSOR, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A sensor system includes a sensor unit configured for communication has a sensor controller that initiates calibration of the sensor when a respective calibration condition occurs. The calibration condition may involve detection of appropriate environmental conditions and/or a signal received via a communication component. The sensor controller may acquire missing information with the communication. A master controller may be used that receives data from multiple sensor units and distributes information and/or sends a calibration initiation signal.

2012-12-27

20120330597

System And Method For Power And Data Delivery On A Machine - A power and data delivery system includes a conductor for transferring both power and data, a plurality of device connectors, which each define at least one of a power link and a communication link, and a plurality of smart connectors connecting the conductor with the device connectors. Each of the smart connectors includes a memory having a device testing algorithm stored thereon, and a processor configured to execute the device testing algorithm. The device testing algorithms, which are executed simultaneously, are configured to evaluate a plurality of characteristics, including a current and voltage, associated with one or both of the power link and the communication link.

2012-12-27

20120330598

METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TEST CASES - To provide a technique for generating, at a high speed, a smaller-sized set that satisfies an intended property such as, for example, being pair-wise, and includes many test cases that match a set of existing test cases given as an input, candidates to be used from a set of existing input test cases are determined in the following manner: for some parameters, values to be held by test case candidates are determined; test cases having the determined values, among those included in the set of input test cases, are selected as the candidates. A test case having the highest score among one or more test case candidates generated with the method of the related art and one or more test case candidates selected from the set of input test cases is added to a set of output test cases.

2012-12-27

20120330599

Methods and Systems to Implement a Surrogate Head Model and Directly Measure Brain/Skull Relative Displacement - A human surrogate head model (HSHM) to measure brain/skull displacement due to a physical force, such as due to an explosive, ballistic, or automotive crash type of event. A HSHM may include a plurality of magnetic field generators positioned stationary relative to a HSHM skull, each to generate a magnetic field oriented with respect to a corresponding one of multiple directions. The HSHM may include one or more electromagnetic force (EMF)-based displacement sensors, each of which may include three inductive coils oriented orthogonally with respect to one another and co-aligned about a central point. A signal processor may be implemented to separate signals generated by each coil of each EMF-based displacement sensor into a plurality of component magnitudes, each attributable to a corresponding one of the magnetic fields. A computer-implemented model may be implemented to correlate between the component magnitudes and a corresponding position and orientation of the displacement sensor.

2012-12-27

20120330600

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device, a positioning method, a positioning system, a computer program product, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes at least one wireless transceiver, at least one measurement unit (MU), and a processor. The processor is coupled with the wireless transceiver and the MU. The processor obtains distances between a plurality of participant devices through the wireless transceiver, wherein the participant devices include the electronic device. The processor obtains a displacement of each of the participant devices through the wireless transceiver and the MU and determines the spatial location of each of the participant devices according to the distances and the displacements.

2012-12-27

20120330601

DETERMINING TILT ANGLE AND TILT DIRECTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING - A survey instrument includes a surveying device configured to perform survey measurements and an imaging device coupled to the surveying device and having a known spatial relationship with the surveying device. The imaging device may be configured to obtain image information. The survey instrument also includes a processor in electrical communication with the imaging device. The processor may be configured to receive the image information from the imaging device, process the image information to determine a pose of the imaging device, and determine a tilt angle of the survey instrument and a tilt direction of the survey instrument in a reference frame. Tilt angle and the tilt direction of the survey instrument may be determined using the pose of the imaging device.

2012-12-27

20120330602

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A SAFETY PLANE IN COORDINATE MEASUREMENTS - In a method for establishing a safety plane in coordinate measurements, the method meshes a 3D model of a workpiece and a probe by triangles, and calculates a maximum bounding box of the probe. The method further obtains a moving path of the maximum bounding box after moving the maximum bounding box from a first measuring point to a second, and obtains a maximum space box of the moving path. If the maximum space box has one or more intersections with the workpiece, the method calculates a distance between vertices of each of the triangles falling within the maximum space box and a bottom face of the maximum space box, and obtains a point in the bottom face of the maximum space box that has a maximum distance from the triangles. By correcting a plane containing the point, the safety plane is obtained.

2012-12-27

20120330603

RF Fingerprinting for Location Estimation - A method of estimation of a location of a terminal within an area of coverage of a wireless network comprising at least one fixed node. The method comprises estimating the location of the terminal on the basis of at least a comparison between data representing a first metric of a complex frequency response of a radio channel between the terminal and one of the at least one fixed node and data representing a plurality of stored metrics. Each of the plurality of stored metrics being related to one of a plurality of different locations within the network and each stored metric being of a complex frequency response measured between the one of the fixed nodes and the location within the network to which the metric relates.

2012-12-27

20120330604

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ROTATING DEVICE - A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device is described herein. The system includes at least one sensor, an input device, a display device, and a processor. The sensor is configured to sense a position of a component coupled to the rotating device, and to generate a signal indicative of the position of the component with respect to a reference. The input device is configured to generate a signal indicative of a user selection input. The processor is coupled in communication with the sensor, the input device, and the display device, and is programmed to calculate a plurality of timebased position values associated with a relative position of the component with respect to a predefined period of time. A plurality of orbital position values associated with a relative position of the component are calculated by the processor. The processor graphically presents at least one of a plurality of timebased traces corresponding to the calculated plurality of timebased position values and a plurality of orbit traces corresponding to the calculated plurality of orbital position values in response to a user selection input via said input device.

2012-12-27

20120330605

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN MONITORING OPERATION OF A ROTATING DEVICE - A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device includes at least one first sensor that senses a position of a first component coupled to the rotating device, and at least one second sensor that senses a position of a second component coupled to the rotating device. A processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor calculates a first plurality of property values of the first component based on the first component position, and a second plurality of property values of the second component based on the second component position. The processor graphically presents a first display including at least one trace based on the first plurality of component property values, graphically presents a second display including at least one trace based on the second plurality of component property values, and synchronizes the trace in the first display with the trace in the second display.

2012-12-27

20120330606

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN MONITORING OPERATION OF A ROTATING DEVICE - A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device includes at least one sensor configured to sense a position of a component coupled to a rotating device with respect to a predefined axis and generate a signal indicative of the component position. A processor is programmed to calculate a plurality of property values of the component based at least partially on the position, and graphically present at least one time-based waveform based on at least a portion of the component property values. The processor is also programmed to graphically present at least one orbit plot based on at least a portion of the plurality of component property values, and synchronize the time-based waveform with the orbit plot. The time-based waveform is indicative of a position of the component along the axis, and the orbit plot is indicative of a position of the component within a predefined plane.

2012-12-27

20120330607

DIGITAL READOUT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A linear measurement device for digitally providing circumference and diameter readings of an object being measured. The tail end of a tape passes by a reader element in a digital unit which is equipped electronically with the pi formula to provide selective readings of diameter in English and metric units, as well as circumference readings. The device can be employed for external (outside) and internal (inside) measurements.

2012-12-27

20120330608

STEP COUNTING SYSTEM AND STEP COUNTER - A step counting system includes a portable terminal and a step counter. The portable terminal includes a processor and a first communication interface. The step counter includes a motion sensor, a step detector, a controller, and a second communication interface. The second communication interface communicates with the first communication interface. The motion sensor senses motion of a user carrying the step counter. The detector detects whether a step motion is sensed by the motion sensor. The controller transmits an increment by one signal to the processor each time a step is detected by the detector. The processor updates its display of the number of steps by increasing the number of steps by one each time the processor receives the increment by one signal from the controller.

2012-12-27

20120330609

METHOD OF MEASURING A DEVIATION OF AN OPTICAL SURFACE FROM A TARGET SHAPE - A method of measuring a deviation of an optical surface from a target shape and a method of manufacturing an optical element. The method of measuring the deviation includes:—performing a first interferometric measurement using a first diffractive measurement structure, which is arranged to cover a first area of the optical surface, to provide a first interferometric measurement result,—performing a second interferometric measurement using a second diffractive measurement structure, which is arranged to cover a second area of the optical surface different from the first area, to provide a second interferometric measurement result, and—determining a deviation of the optical surface from the target shape.

MONITORING ACCESS TO A LOCATION - Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring access to a location are described herein. One or more method embodiments include determining data associated with an access event associated with a location, determining whether the access event is an anomalous access event using the data associated with the access event and a statistical model of data associated with a number of non-anomalous access events associated with the location, and assessing, if the access event is determined to be an anomalous access event, the anomalous access event. In various embodiments, assessing the anomalous access event includes at least one of determining an anomaly type associated with the anomalous access event, determining an anomaly classification confidence associated with the anomalous access event, determining an anomaly severity associated with the anomalous access event, and determining a reliability associated with the statistical model.

METHODS FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING USAGE EVENTS TO DETERMINE WHEN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS DUE FOR A MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A medical robotic system comprises a number of components that may be monitored to determine their preventive maintenance needs by recording usage-related information for the monitored components into associated non-volatile memories. When usage of the component exceeds a specified usage threshold, the system displays a warning message on its display screen to have preventive maintenance performed for the component. If the usage continues without such maintenance and exceeds a higher usage threshold, the system displays an error message on its display screen and the system transitions into an error state during which medical procedures are not allowed to be performed. The usage-related information may also be communicated to a remote computer which gathers and processes usage-related information from a number of medical robotic systems to estimate resource requirements for timely performing preventive maintenance on the medical robotic systems, and anticipated service revenues from such maintenance.

2012-12-27

20120330614

RULE-BASED DIAGNOSTICS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINERY - A method includes obtaining information associated with a machine having one or more components, where the information includes multiple rules associated with the one or more components. The method also includes receiving measurements of a vibration level of the machine and generating, based on the measurements, one or more feature values for one or more features associated with the one or more components. The method further includes determining a component-related condition for the one or more components based on the one or more feature values and the rules. In addition, the method includes providing an indicator identifying the component-related condition.

2012-12-27

20120330615

FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF RESOURCE CONSUMPTION DATA - Following an explosion, fire, flood, water damage, or other event, consumption data of utility resources such as gas and water may be used to determine a cause of the event. For example, an interrogation may be used to read data logging data from a data collection device. The data logging data may include a record of consumption data for a resource spanning a time of an event. The data logging data may be analyzed to determine whether a utility providing the resource was responsible for the event.

2012-12-27

20120330616

FREQUENCY GUARD BAND VALIDATION OF PROCESSORS - A frequency guard band validation unit can determine whether at least one of a plurality of previously validated processors was validated on a first system having a substantially similar configuration as a second system in which an unvalidated processor is being tested. If at least one of the plurality of previously validated processors was validated on the first system, a validation start frequency associated with the unvalidated processor can be computed based, at least in part, on system parametric data associated with a subset of the plurality of previously validated processors that were validated on the first system. Otherwise, the validation start frequency associated with the unvalidated processor is computed based, at least in part, on tester parametric data associated with the unvalidated processor. Validation of the guard band frequency for the unvalidated processor is initiated at the validation start frequency. This can reduce the overall validation cycle time.

2012-12-27

20120330617

MEASURING APPARATUS - In a measurement situation information storage unit, a plurality of sets of measurement situation information for identifying a measurement situation in which predetermined measurement is performed on a measurement target are stored in association with time periods. A measurement processing unit executes measurement on the measurement target. A display unit selects, from among the plurality of sets of measurement situation information, a set of measurement situation information corresponding to the measurement operation timing based on the time of the measurement operation timing or based on processing results obtained as a result of execution of measurement by the measurement processing unit, and causes a display to show the selected set of measurement situation information in a manner distinguishable from other measurement situation information.

2012-12-27

20120330618

Methods and Systems for Recording and Recalling Events - To record events, a vector A is taken of n measurements An. Each measurement An is converted into a binary vector Bn using a binning process. Measurements in vector Bn, are transformed using a kernel operation, to make a vector Cn. All vectors Cn are concatenated into a single vector D. A binary vector M is created with P bits set. A date and vector A are recorded against vector M in a database Z. Vector D is associated into a correlation matrix memory R against vector M. To recall events, the above steps are repeated up to concatenating all vectors Cn into single vector D. Vector D is then used to access a correlation matrix memory R to recall an association vector S, and vector S is applied directly or indirectly to database Z to recover the or each date associated with vector S. This may facilitate the monitoring of assets such as generators, gas turbines, motors, and larger assets such as trains, boats and planes, to ensure that they continue to operate reliably.

2012-12-27

20120330619

DYNAMIC CONNECTION VISUALIZATION IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN PACKAGE - In a disclosed example, nets are used to represent connections between elements on different pages of an electronic drawing in a software package for computer aided drawings. Previews for these connections are automatically generated, such as during an automated inventory of the electronic drawing. The automatically-generated connection previews are stored in memory, such as in a preview database, for subsequent recall and display. The user may select a net to recall and display the previously generated connection preview. The user may then select the displayed preview to be added to a dynamic workspace, such as by clicking on the connection preview using a pointing device. Elements and connections added to the dynamic workspace are fully editable from the dynamic workspace. Any changes made in the dynamic workspace are updated to the pages containing the changed elements.

2012-12-27

20120330620

System and Method for Simulating Machining Objects - A computer simulation of machining of an object by a motion of a tool is described. The object is represented by a boundary representation (BP) object, wherein the BP object includes a boundary representation of a surface of the object, wherein the motion is represented by a set of swept volumes, wherein the set of swept volumes includes a first set of implicit functions defining a surface of the set of swept volumes. The simulation includes determining a proxy object having a second set of implicit functions defining a surface of the proxy object; simulating the machining of the proxy object with the set of swept volumes to produce a machined proxy (MP) object having a third set of implicit functions defining a surface of the MP object; rendering an image of a Boolean intersection between the MP object and the BP object.

2012-12-27

20120330621

Computer-implemented land planning system and method with automated parking area design tools - A computer-implemented land planning system is designed to generate at least one conceptual fit solution to a user-defined land development problem. The system employs a computer readable medium and a computer program encoded on the medium. The computer program is operable, when executed on a computer, for electronically creating at least one candidate solution to the land development problem. The candidate solution incorporates engineering measurements applicable in development of an undeveloped land site, the land site including a conceptually designed vehicle parking area. A fitness function quantitatively evaluates the candidate solution based on its cost. A heuristic problem-solving strategy manipulates the engineering measurements of the candidate solution to achieve a more quantitatively fit solution to the land development problem. Documentation illustrating the fit solution to the land development problem is delivered to the user.

2012-12-27

20120330622

SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DESIGN STRUCTURE FOR DELIVERING ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO TISSUE - A computer-assisted method can include defining a target volume of tissue activation to achieve a desired therapeutic effect for an identified anatomic region. At least one parameter can be computed for an electrode design as a function of the defined target volume of tissue activation. The computed at least one parameter can be stored in memory for the electrode design, which parameter can be utilized to construct an electrode.

2012-12-27

20120330623

MODELED PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR INFORMATION DELIVERY - Systems and methods for producing an access-controlled three-dimensional environment of a facility and its assets. A method performed by an environment management system (EMS) includes receiving, from a client system, user credentials, and validating the user credentials. The method includes retrieving user-specific data corresponding to the validated user credentials and transmitting three-dimensional (3D) environment data to the client system based on the validated user credentials and the user-specific data. The method includes receiving a request for information regarding an asset of the 3D environment data and determining additional environment data on an enterprise server system (ESS) that corresponds to the received request. The method includes transmitting, to the client system, a reference to the additional environment data on the ESS. The client system can then use the reference to retrieve the additional environment data from the ESS for display on the client system.

2012-12-27

20120330624

COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED LAND PLANNING SYSTEM AND METHOD DESIGNED TO GENERATE AT LEAST ONE CONCEPTUAL FIT SOLUTION TO A USER-DEFINED LAND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM - A computer-implemented land planning system is designed to generate at least one conceptual fit solution to a user-defined land development problem. The system electronically creates at least one candidate solution to the land development problem. The candidate solution incorporates a number of engineering measurements applicable in development of an undeveloped land site. A fitness function quantitatively evaluates the candidate solution based on its fitness. A heuristic problem-solving strategy manipulates the engineering measurements of the candidate solution to achieve a more quantitatively fit solution to the land development problem. A computer output device outputs to a user documentation illustrating the fit solution to the land development problem.

2012-12-27

20120330625

MULTI-MODE MULTIPLEXING USING STAGED COUPLING AND QUASI-PHASE-MATCHING - A mode-selective add/drop unit for a mode division de/multiplexing device includes an optical ADU waveguide adapted for coupling to an input optical waveguide. The optical ADU waveguide includes at least one region providing optical signal coupling between the ADU waveguide and a multi-mode waveguide; and, one or more phase matching regions for controlling a relative or absolute phase difference between an electromagnetic wave (EMW) carried in the ADU waveguide and the multi-mode waveguide. The mode-selective add/drop unit may further include a transition region connecting the coupling region and a phase matching region, wherein a shape of a transition region is governed by a polynomial function, exponential function, logarithmic function, trigonometric function or, any combination of these functions.